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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Sheet Metal Former” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #453 of 702. Estimated risk: 82.0%

Directly assessed by researchers as likely automatable
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AI Exposure Risk

38%

“Sheet Metal Former” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 38% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

59%

“Sheet Metal Former” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 59% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Sheet Metal Workers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Avg. Annual Salary $66,110
Avg. Hourly Wage $31.78
Available Jobs (US) 117,470
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Sheet Metal Workers #47-2211
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Sheet Metal Workers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

  • Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.

  • Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.

  • Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.

  • Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.

  • Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.

  • Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.

  • Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

  • Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.

  • Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

  • Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.

  • Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.

  • Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

  • Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.

  • Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

Technologies & Software

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Applied Production ProFab
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
  • WiCAM PN4000
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Applied Production ProFold
  • Striker Systems SS-Profile
  • FCC Software AutoPOL Series
  • Procore AI
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Buildots AI
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Autodesk Construction AI
  • QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
  • Corte Certo
  • Microsoft Word
  • Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
  • JETCAM Expert
  • Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
  • Siemens NX
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Wire cutters
  • Plumb bobs
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
  • Welding facial shields
  • Allen wrenches
  • Bandsaws
  • Welding helmets
  • Squares
  • Groovers
  • Scale rulers
  • Riveting hammers
  • Safety gloves
  • Unishears
  • Psychrometers
  • Inclined manometers
  • Foot shears
  • Rotary punches
  • Personal computers
  • Smoke testers
  • Dividers
  • Spiral duct machines
  • Hand dollies
  • Micrometers
  • Multimeters
  • Ladders
  • Hydraulic presses
  • Power routers
  • Drifts
  • Hacksaws
  • Scribers
  • Set squares
  • Slings
  • Strobe tachometers
  • Portable plasma cutters
  • Pipe threaders
  • Templates
  • Tongs
  • Power sanders
  • Seamers
  • Power brakes
  • Dial indicators
  • Scratch awls
  • Portable spot welders
  • Squaring shears
  • Power notchers
  • Prick punches
  • Straightedges
  • Riveting tools
  • Soldering furnaces
  • Welding tips
  • Oxygen testers
  • Double seaming equipment
  • Tempscribes
  • Burring machines
  • Angle grinders
  • Chalk lines
  • Spirit levels
  • Cleat formers
  • AC welding power units
  • AC/DC welding power units
  • Combination snips
  • Computer controlled presses
  • Jigs
  • Rivet presses
  • Pneumatic hammers
  • Laser printers
  • Velometers
  • Spot welders
  • Draft gauges
  • Easy edgers
  • Pipe reamers
  • Screwdrivers
  • Pop rivet guns
  • Trammel points
  • Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
  • Scaffolding
  • Hard hats
  • Safety goggles
  • Tap sets
  • Calipers
  • Nibblers
  • Turning machines
  • Pitot tubes
  • Punches
  • C clamps
  • Electric drills
  • Circular saws
  • Pressure gauges
  • Wiring machines
  • Pneumatic riveters
  • Nut drivers
  • Side cutting pliers
  • Caulking guns
  • T squares
  • Humidity sensors
  • Hoists
  • Drill presses
  • Ring and circular shears
  • Cold chisels
  • Hammer drills
  • Protective clothing
  • Dimplers
  • Stack thermometers
  • Power shears
  • Ammeters
  • Framing squares
  • Single-cut mill saw files
  • Cutoff saws
  • Calibrated flow hoods
  • Clamp-on ammeters
  • V-notchers
  • Metal inert gas MIG welders
  • Slip roll formers
  • Electric impact wrenches
  • Pipe cutters
  • Socket wrench sets
  • Cordless drills
  • Power presses
  • Hammers
  • U-tube manometers
  • Cold-cut saws
  • Ohmmeters
  • Beam compasses
  • Hand crimpers
  • Hole punches
  • Bolt cutters
  • Setting hammers
  • Mechanical tachometers
  • Acoustic ear muffs or defenders
  • Aviation snips
  • Center punches
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Power punches
  • Hand brakes
  • Desktop computers
  • Ball peen hammers
  • Computer controlled saws
  • Vise grip pliers
  • Pneumatic impact wrenches
  • Hand notchers
  • Protractors
  • Hydraulic hoists
  • Transit levels
  • Vernier calipers
  • Plasma cutters
  • Bar folders
  • Box and pan brakes
  • Chain hoists
  • Millivolt meters
  • Bumping hammers
  • Power buffers
  • Magnehelic pressure gauges
  • Tape measures
  • Digital multimeters
  • Laser levels
  • Safety glasses
  • Microamp meters
  • Beading machines
  • Combustion analyzers
  • Laser cutters
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Oxyacetylene welding equipment
  • Cleat folders
  • Stencils
  • Polishers

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